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NORTHUMBERLAND RUGBY UNION MATCH RESULTS 1940 - 1950
DATE	HOME	SCORE	AWAY	VENUE

The outbreak of the 2nd. World War in September 1939 caused major disruption within the game similar to that which had been seen in the 1914 - 1918 conflict. Thus, there was no County Championship from the end of the 1938-39 season until after the war ended. Some rugby did take place often involving teams from the armed forces and, as in the 1st. World War games saw a coming together of the two rugby codes. A report dated 29th. March 1941 indicates a Northumberland XV beating a Catterick Garrison XV 11-6. The Catterick team included 3 England and 3 Wales internationals but the report goes on to point out that these internationals were in the Rugby League code. A return match on April 5th. featured 3 England and 5 Welsh league internationals. Scratch sides named Northumberland area XV and later Northumberland Army XV played at intervals until at least 1943, usually raising money for charities. Immediately after the war county rugby started to revive but the Championship was not resumed until the 1946-47 season.


1945-46	(Friendlies not Championship)

17/11/1945	Northumberland	6 - 0	Durham	County Ground
09/03/1946	Cumberland	0 - 3	Northumberland	Carlisle
30/03/1946	Durham	8 - 10	Northumberland	Ashbrook, Sunderland


1946-47
28/10/1946	Northumberland	20 - 8	Cumberland	County Ground
09/11/1946	Yorkshire	18 - 3	Northumberland	Hull
16/11/1946	Lancashire	40 - 9	Northumberland	Kersal
23/11/1946	Northumberland	24 - 0	Durham	County Ground
14/12/1946	Northumberland	14 - 0	Cheshire	County Ground


1947-48
25/10/1947	Cumberland	11- 8	Northumberland	Carlisle
08/11/1947	Northumberland	6 - 23	Yorkshire	County Ground
15/11/1947	Northumberland	8 - 22	Lancashire	County Ground
29/11/1947	Durham	13 - 9	Northumberland	Sunderland
13/12/1947	Cheshire	6 - 5	Northumberland	New Brighton


1948-49
30/10/1948	Northumberland	0 - 6	Cumberland	County Ground
13/11/1948	Yorkshire	17 - 3	Northumberland	Kirkstall
20/11/1948	Lancashire	20 - 3	Northumberland	Manchester
04/12/1948	Northumberland	8 - 3	Durham	County Ground
11/12/1948	Northumberland	9 - 8	Cheshire	County Ground


1949-50
28/09/1949	Northumberland	0 - 5	Edinburgh & District	County Ground (friendly)
29/10/1949	Cumberland	6 - 11	Northumberland	Kendal
12/11/1949	Northumberland	12 - 3	Yorkshire	County Ground
19/11/1949	Northumberland	11 - 0	Lancashire	County Ground
26/11/1949	Durham	3 - 8	Northumberland	Sunderland
10/12/1949	Cheshire	11 - 3	Northumberland	Birkenhead